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William Paul Young (born May 11, 1955), referred to as Wm. Paul Young or simply Paul Young, is a Canadian author. He wrote the novels The Shack, Cross Roads, Eve, and the religious book Lies We Believe About God. Early life Young is the oldest of four, born May 11, 1955, in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, but the majority of his first decade was lived with his missionary parents in the highlands of Netherlands New Guinea (West Papua), among the Dani, a central highlands people of western New Guinea. These became his family and as the first white child and outsider who ever spoke their language, he was granted unusual access into their culture and community. When he was six he was sent to a boarding school. Career Young originally wrote primarily as a way to create unique gifts for his friends, until his wife repeatedly urged him to write something for their six children in order to put down in one place his perspectives on God and on the inner healing Young had experienced as an adult. The resulting manuscript, which later became The Shack, was intended only for his six kids and for a handful of close friends.Young initially printed just 15 copies of his book. Two of his close friends encouraged him to have it published, and assisted with some editing and rewriting in order to prepare the manuscript for publication. After rejection by 26 publishers, Young and his friends published the book under the name of their newly created publishing company, Windblown Media, in 2007. The company spent only C$200 in advertising; word-of-mouth referrals eventually drove the book to number one on the New York Times trade paperback fiction best-seller list in June 2008. "The Shack" was the top-selling fiction and audio book of 2008 in America through November 30.Young's second book, Cross Roads, was published on November 13, 2012 by FaithWords.Young's Eve was released on September 15, 2015 by Howard Books. Young's latest book, Lies We Believe About God, released March 7, 2017. Like The Shack, it has been the subject of theological criticism. One critic, Tim Challies, says Young is a universalist, teaching that everyone is saved. Personal life In 2015, Young lived in Happy Valley, Oregon with his wife. As of 2017 he lives in Washington. Young has six children and eight grandchildren, References External links Official website . Discover the William P Young popular books. Find the top 100 most popular William P Young books.

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  • William Shilts v. Robert Gould Young synopsis, comments

    William Shilts v. Robert Gould Young

    Supreme Court of Alaska

    This appeal presents issues concerning adverse possession and the validity of a deed. Robert Young brought a quiet title suit claiming title to all eighty acres of United States Su...

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    The Edge

    Michael Useem

    “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Mt. Everest A leader’s jobin a radically changing worldis standing ...

  • William W. White v. Merlin S. Young synopsis, comments

    William W. White v. Merlin S. Young

    Supreme Court of Idaho No. 9611

    This proceeding presents the issue whether plaintiff William W. White or Ariel L. Crowley is the probate Judge of Boise County for the period from the date of the general election,...

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    Der Sklave

    Anand Dilvar

    Die berührende Geschichte einer inneren Befreiung.Unfall. Krankenhaus. Gefangen im Alptraum des Wachkomas. Dieser Situation zunächst hilflos ausgeliefert, wehrt sich der Erzähler g...

  • In re Estate of William J. Young synopsis, comments

    In re Estate of William J. Young

    Division Three Court of Appeals of Washington

    Beatrice Bolle appeals from an order dismissing her petition to set aside the probate of the will of her father, William J. Young. Three issues are presented: (1) Was the petition ...

  • Young v. Golden State Bank and William v. Williams synopsis, comments

    Young v. Golden State Bank and William v. Williams

    Division A. Supreme Court of Florida

    This is a consolidation of the appeal of plaintiffs, D. J. Young and D.J.Y. Corporation, from a judgment dismissing their action against Golden State Bank, and the appeal of defend...

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    On Fire

    John O'Leary

    In the bestselling tradition of Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly and Nick Vujicic’s Life Without Limits comes a rousing 7step plan for living a life on fire, filled with hope and possi...

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    Summary of The Shack by William P. Young

    SpeedyReads

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    Inquilab

    No Author

    'To keep at it with our dissent and our protest is a sign that our humanity is alive' Swara BhaskerFrom the Anna Andolan in 2011 to the antiCAANRC movement in 2019, a fierce spiri...